States that opened adult-use marijuana dispensaries saw suicide rates decline among older adults, according to a new scientific analysis of…
For the fifth year in a row, researchers worldwide published more than 4,000 scientific papers related to marijuana in 2025,…
Recovery from a substance use disorder has traditionally been conflated with “sobriety,” or total abstinence. In reality, many people recover…
Tobacco harm reductionists have grown used to operating under fire as they seek access to safer nicotine products to help…
Marijuana use is linked to lower alcohol intake and diminished cravings in heavy drinkers, according to a new federally funded…
Pregnant women who smoke participated in a recent study looking at very low-nicotine cigarettes (VLNC). The study adds to a…
Media scaremongering about tobacco harm reduction options, often involving credulous amplifications or distortions of studies that are themselves incomplete or…
The media has recently been filled with stories about how diabetes drugs like Ozempic (generic name semaglutide) might additionally be…
Methadone and buprenorphine are widely prescribed and considered gold-standard medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Yet despite their proven benefits,…
Officials at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) say the federal agency’s recent decision to halt its longstanding orders of…